Kneip appoints ex-Schroders director as COO
Luxembourg-headquartered service provider Kneip has appointed Gary Janaway as its new
chief operating officer. Effective January 1, he is responsible for operations
and IT.
Previously Lee Godfrey, Kneip's new CEO as of January, was
managing operations and IT directly as deputy CEO.
Janaway joins from Schroders. He was had been with the firm since 1991, most recently serving as director of operations in the Luxembourg
office.
With regards to Janaway’s motivations for leaving the investment manager, a spokesperson for Kneip stated that he was “impressed” by the management team and “Kneip’s ambitious plans for digital transformation”.
“He knows as well as anyone the challenges faced by asset
managers,” the spokesperson added.
His responsibilities at Schroders included distribution
support, fund administration, fund performance, investment risk, project
management, product implementation, treasury and cash management, and transfer
agency services.
Janaway has also served on various fund and management
boards. As a member of Schroders European Fund Services Committee, he was involved
in formulating and delivering the strategy to provide services to Schroder’s
investment fund ranges in Europe and Asia.
Godfrey was appointed CEO of Kneip at the beginning of the
year, having been with the company since 2008, serving as deputy CEO.
Kneip provides regulatory reporting and investor disclosure solutions to the global fund industry,
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